It isn't perfect, but it's as fun as a barrel of monkeys. Monkeys with dynamite.

User Rating: 8.5 | Mercenaries 2: World in Flames X360
The game has pretty loose driving and the vehicles don't quite feel grounded. The AI is as dumb as a grain of rice. Lines of dialogue are repeated over, and over again.

But through it all, you just can't stop blowing stuff up and coming back for more.

The game is an action game through and through, with a freedom to explore that makes it feel much more free than the standard level/mission based affair.

Explosions are what the game is truly about, and this is where it truly shines. The mass orgy of fire and debris looks fantastic and standing next to a collapsing building, risking being crushed by the wreckage, is just too much fun.

The game offers a decent amount of challenge, and it's just right for this type of game. Missions ramp up in difficulty to where death isn't uncommon, and the challenges themselves can be downright infuriating. None of this, however, is a problem.

Adding to the already ultra explosion fun happy times, we add the real kicker - drop in/drop out co-op play.